Those are the *mean annual wages*. Starting wages are much, much less than the 5...

		EliRivers on Jan 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The “middle class” myth: Here’s why wages are real... Those are the mean annual wages. Starting wages are much, much less than the 50000 starting wage (and most of those mean annual wages are themselves less than the "50000 starting wage").